Ice-creeper.



G. FEISTER.

ICE CREEPER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 11', 1912.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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ICE-CREEPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

Application filed November 11, 1912. Serial No. 730,624.

I '0 all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES Fnrs'rnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ardsley, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Ice-Creeper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved ice creeper, more especially designed for use by pedestrians to prevent the same from falling on slippery surfaces and arranged to permit of securely fastening the creeper to the heel of a shoe or boot or removing it therefrom before entering a building, and to allow adjustment of the parts for different sized heels.

For the purpose mentioned use is made of frame members pivotally connected with each other and provided with depending calks, an adjustable sectional encircling band provided with horizontal inwardlyextending lugs, on which the free ends of the said frame members are pivoted, and means for opening and closing the said encircling band.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an inverted view of the ice creeper as applied; Fig. 2 is an elevation of one side of the ice creeper; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the other side of the same; Fig. a is an inverted sectional plan view of the ice creeper, the section being on the line H of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 2 showing the parts in the position when the lever isswung downwardly, and Fig. 6 is a sect-ion on line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

The frame of the ice creeper is formed of two members A, A, pivotally connected with each other at their rear ends by a pivot A and from each of the said members depend a series of calks B, B, B riveted or otherwise fastened to the frame members, the calks B of the two frame members heing extended at the time to form pivots en- G also engaging the plate (L to allow of adjusting the band F to suit different sized heels. 0n the inner faces of the plates f, C are secured clamping plates H, II, of hard rubber, leather or other suitable material, and adapted to engage the outer surface of the heel near the inner ends thereof. As shown in Fig. 4, besides the rivet E another rivet E is used for securing the clamping plate on the lug plate C and the bolt G is used in connection with rivets G for securing the clamping plate H to the lug plate C.

A cross plate or bar I connects the lug plates C C with each other, and the said cross plate I is made in two sections I and I having their inner ends overlapping and provided with registering slots I engaged by a bolt J also engaging a clamping plate J overlying the outermost section I of the cross plate I. When the bolt J is loosened the sections I, I can be drawn farther apart or pushed inward toward each other so as to lengthen or shorten the cross bar 1 according to the width of the heel on which the ice creeper is used, and when the desired adjustment is made the bolt is tightened to fasten the sections I and I together. The outer ends of the sections 1' and I are provided with angular flanges I I respectively, of which the flange I is pivotally connected by a pivot K with one end of a link L pivotally connected at L with a hand lever N pivotally mounted on the rivet E connecting the band F with the plate C and extending rearwardly and terminating in a fingerpiece N. On the rivet E between the band F and lever N is a washer e. The flange I of the section I is riveted or otherwise fastened to the plate C use being made of the rivets G for the purpose. Now since the lever N is pivoted to the plate C to which the band F is secured,and the link L is pivoted to the flange I of the cross plate I and to the lever N between its fulcrum and free end, when the lever N is swung downwardly as shown in Fig. 6, the link L will force the end of the cross plate I forwardly and cause it to assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, whereby the encircling band F and the cross ,bar. I are sufficiently opened to permit of conveniently placing the ice creeper in position on the heel of the boot or shoe, and when this has been done the lever N is swung upward into closed position as shown in Fig. 2, so that the link L swings the cross bar I rearwardly thus drawing the encircling band F and the clamping plates H and H tight on the peripheral face of the heel to securely fasten the ice creeper in place on the heel.

It is understood that the under side of the heel is in contact with the top of the frame. members A, A and as the calks B, B and B project in a downward direction it is evident that they readily engage ice, snow and the like to prevent the user from slipping and falling on slippery surfaces. It will also be noticed that the parts can be readily adjusted to suit. different sized heels of shoes and boots, and it is only necessary for the operator to manipulate the lever N to tighten or loosen the ice creeper for fastening the same on the heel of the shoe or boot. or removing it therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An ice creeper, comprising frame members pivotally connected with each other at one end and provided with depending calks, an adjustable sectional encircling band provided with horizontal inwardly-extending lugs on which the free ends of the said frame members are pivoted, and means for opening and closing the said encircling band.

2. An ice creeper, comprising frame members pivotally connected with each other at their rear ends, calks depending from the said frame members, an encircling band provided at its ends wit-h clamping plates having inwardly-extending lugs at the bottoms, a cross band secured at one end to one of the said clamping plates and having at its other end a flange, slidably engaging the other clamping plate, a lever fulcrumed on the encircling band, and a link pivotally Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

connecting the said lever with the flange of the said lever band.

3. An ice creeper comprising frame members pivotally connected with each other at their rear ends, calks depending from the said frame members, an encircling band provided at its ends with clamping plates having inwardly-extending lugs at the bottoms, a cross band secured at one end to one of the said clamping plates and having at its other end a flange slidably engaging the other clamping plate, the said cross band being made in sections adjustably connected with each other to lengthen or shorten the cross band according to the width of the heel, a lever fulcrumed on the encircling band, and a link pivotally connecting the said lever with the said flange of the said cross band.

4. An ice creeper comprising an encircling band provided with inwardly projecting lugs, calk carrying members pivoted together and having their free ends pivoted to the lugs of the encircling band, and a sectional and adjustableplate or bar connecting the ends of the encircling band.

5. An ice creeper comprising an adjustable encircling band provided with inwardly projecting lugs, calk carrying members pivoted together and having their free ends pivoted to the lugs of the encircling band, a sectional and adjustable plate or bar connecting the ends of the encircling band, and means for clamping the encircling band on the heel of a boot or shoe.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES FEISTER.

Witnesses I JAMEs E. EAKINS, HENRY GRmsMAN.

Washington, D. G. 

